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Age-Adjusted Percentage of Adults with Diabetes Using Diabetes Medication, by Type of Medication, United States, 1997–2007

From 1997 to 2007, the age-adjusted percentage of adults with diabetes only taking pill(s) increased and the percentage of those taking both pill(s) and insulin together also increased. However, the percentage of those using insulin only decreased. In 2007, more than 10% of adults with diabetes took both medications, a little more than half (50.6%) of those took pill(s) only, which was more than three times the percentage (15.1%) of those using insulin only.

Age-Standardized Percent of Adults with Diabetes Using Diabetes Medication, by Type of Medication, United States, 1997-2007. Links for methods and data limitations follow this image.
 

Year Pill(s) Only (%) Insulin Only (%) Insulin and Pill(s) (%)
1997 42.1 26.0 9.1
1998 41.6 26.1 9.5
1999 43.2 25.5 10.1
2000 45.7 23.7 10.6
2001 48.4 20.7 11.5
2002 49.3 19.5 11.6
2003 49.3 18.9 12.1
2004 49.4 18.9 12.2
2005 49.8 16.8 12.2
2006 50.3 16.0 12.0
2007 50.6 15.1 11.5

 

 

Methods and Limitations

Detailed Data Table

Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Interview Statistics, data from the National Health Interview Survey.  Data computed by personnel in the Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC.

 

 

Page last modified: February 17, 2009
Page last reviewed: February 17, 2009